Career Types and
Personalities
You may have realized that certain people never fit in certain
jobs no matter how qualified or hard they work. For example, some people find
it difficult to sit down in offices the whole day. They are at their best and
happiest working outdoors with their hands. This is because we all have
different traits which determine whom we actually are. There are six broad
career types in which different people fit. These are the realistic, investigative,
artistic, social careers, enterprising and conventional careers.
1. Realistic careers
These are the skills and technical-oriented jobs. Work here
involves tangible and practical skills where people work with tools, machines,
plants and animals. The people in these jobs are highly practical and
physically strong. They often enjoy dealing with things rather than people.
They are good in technical subjects such as:
Agriculture, Metalwork, Woodwork, Home Science, Technical Drawing, Drawing
and Design among others.
They excel in:
- All kinds of engineering such as electrical mechanical and Agricultural engineering
- Wildlife management
- Wood science and technology
- Armed forces and related careers
2. Investigative careers
The professionals here are scientific and laboratory-oriented.
They have a high curiosity, intellectual input and empirical approach to
issues. Their work involves analyzing facts, solving puzzles, dealing with
charts, numbers, formulae, graphs and data processing. These people enjoy observing,
studying, analyzing, interpreting and solving complex challenges. They do well
in leadership positions, social gatherings and activities.
They are good in:
• Mathematics and the sciences
• Business studies
They excel in:
- Medicine
- Architecture
- Microbiology and related courses
- Criminal investigations
- Accounting, statistical analysis, money, financial and related fields
- Veterinary, zoology and related fields
- Computer science and information communication technology
3. Artistic careers
Those who excel in these careers are arts-oriented, creative,
expressive and aesthetically conscious. Their jobs involve a lot of
imagination. Consequently, those who excel here are highly original, emotional,
nonconforming, unconventional, independent, idealist and introspective. They
take risks and like producing distinct products.
They are good in:
• Languages
• Literature
• Drawing and design
• Music
They excel in:
- Drama and theatre arts
- Graphic designing
- Literary studies
- Writing, painting and poetry
- Acting
- Home decorating, fabric designing
- Photography, singing, drawing cartoons
4. Social careers
These involve working with people. Those who excel here have an
inner urge for helping others. They like training, informing, enlightening, arbitrating
and organizing other people. They are sociable, friendly, understanding, empathetic,
generous, helpful, cooperative, responsible and hard Working. Often, they are
sober, welfare - minded and articulate.
They are good in:
• Languages
• Literature
• Humanities
They can also be good in the sciences if they put more interest
and effort in them.
They excel in:
- Administration
- Education
- Law
- Theology
- Journalism and mass communication
- Human and public relations
- Political science and related fields
- Counseling
5. Enterprising careers
These careers involve influencing and persuading other people.
There is a lot of goal and profit orientation in these
jobs. Those who excel are enterprising, ambitious, talkative,
argumentative and domineering people. They are also
energetic, self confident, optimistic, sociable, competitive, impulsive
and persuasive. They enjoy chairing meetings and committees. Often they run for
elected offices, head important functions and motivate others.
They are good in:
• Mathematics
• Business studies
• Science
They excel in:
- Business management
- Sales and marketing
- Hotel management
- Politics
- Industrial consultancy and related fields
6. Conventional careers
The careers here involve highly orderly, routine and practical
jobs. Often, there are some inflexible activities. Those who excel have a common
denominator of being obedient, practical, calm and orderly. They are also
efficient and conforming.
They are good in:
• Business studies
• Computer and office practice
• Home science
• Sciences
They excel in:
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Auditing
- Statistics
- Inventory control
- Store keeping
- Secretarial
- Office management and
- Computer operations
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